Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely, but if the Department accepts there is a value-for-money issue with a proposal that is costing it money from its current budget every year, the onus is on it to prepare a proposal which seeks the capital funding to purchase these units. I say this given we know these landlords are selling and there is an opportunity here for the State to purchase these units.